Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Brussels Capital Region (Belgium)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
1832
3195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 312
1827
3187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 300
1802
3134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 212
1428
2589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
556
988 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
555
986 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 51
549
979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
18
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
11
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Brussels Capital Region
1 Family width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Brussels Capital Region
11 Genera with 12 Species | Carcharodus Hübner, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisoniades Hübner, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1777 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1758 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brussels Capital Region
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895 | | | Nisoniades gambrus (Mabille & Bo..., 1917) | ⇒ Nisoniades maura Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Brussels Capital Region
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